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Trump tells DOJ to prosecute teachers who “unlawfully” support trans or nonbinary students (www.motherjones.com)
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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yes, and while you are absolutely correct, let's also not forget that the early victims consisted not just of sexual deviants, but also of journalists, teachers, scientists, artists, etc. Basically any kind of intellectual, anyone who could threaten the propaganda machine. And political opponents, of course. Oh and books. Don't forget books. And disabled people.

Let's see. Who is Trump attacking? Transgender people? Check. Teachers? Check. Scientists? Check. Political opponents? Check Intellectuals in general? Check. Anti-intellectualism has been going strong for a while now of course. Books (information in general)? Check. Librarians? Check. Disabled people? Not sure about this one.

Trump and his cronies have watched a few WW2 documentaries and thought they were blueprints. His racism/bigotry might have a different prime target, but the whole playbook is a copy.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If an evil asshole were reviewing the history of Germany to try to avoid losing like the Nazis did, they'd see that they lost because the Allies, led by the United States, defeated them with superior military force. But if the Nazis WERE the United States, who would be able to do that?....

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The allies weren't led by the United States. The US industrial base was critical and the US military involvement was significant, but we were late to the effort and the Russians did a lot more of the fighting. (With a ton of US equipment for sure.)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Unfortunately, adding Russia to the list of countries who helped defeat the Nazis is just as unhelpful today. Just for fun, let's throw in another country that helped defeat the Nazis: China!

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